This isn’t a walk in the park and people have been known to die or go missing in there, Corin’s brother included. The main character in Sufficiently Advanced Magic is Corin Cadence, youngest son of a noble house who’s about to go in for his mage trial to get his attunement. There’s a well thought out plot, subplot, and worldbuilding that has strong potential that I predict will be further unlocked in future installments. It’s just like an RPG and it’s one that I would totally play! I loved the whole idea of it and found the story to be immensely entertaining from start to finish. Essentially, you’ve got a magic school, a magic tower dungeon, powerful beasties to fight, and levels to reach. The first thing that came to mind when I began this book was that the video game influence was strong with this one. It’s almost guaranteed to be a quality read by that point, so you’ve really got nothing to lose. Any book that places well there is definitely worth a second look because they’ve run the gauntlet so to speak and the weaker members of the herd have been culled. It had been lingering in my Audible suggestions for many long months and I didn’t consider it for a number of reasons until it placed well in the most recent SPFBO competition.
Sufficiently Advanced Magic is another book that I ignored for far too long. The journey won’t be easy, but Corin won’t stop until he gets his brother back. For that, he’s going to need training, allies, and a lot of ingenuity. If he can survive the trials, Corin will earn an attunement, but that won’t be sufficient to survive the dangers on the upper levels. He’s headed to the top floor, on a mission to meet the goddess. According to legend, those few who reach the top of the tower will be granted a boon by the spire’s goddess. Those who survive the spire’s trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. Five years ago, Corin Cadence’s brother entered the Serpent Spire - a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters.
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